Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-22
New Methods Of Capital Punishment.
PROBABILITY THAT ELECTRICITY WILL Be RECON-
MEHDED IN NEW YORK.

AENDED IN NEW YORK.
A commission was appointed In the New York
legislature session Of 1886, TO report to that OF
1887 on the most humane method OF capital punish
ment. The commission consisted OF Elbridge +.
Gerry, OF New York city; Matthew Hale, the emil
nent lawyer Of Albany, and DR.. Southwick, an
eminent surgeon Of Buffalo. Owing to the absence
OF Mr.. Gerry in Europe during part OF last year.
date Of reporting to the Legislature for one year
They are now required to report on this subject
not later than the third week In January next
month, and will have another and final one to
adopt report early in January. The commission
electrical mode OF executing death sentences. Mr..
Hale who, last year, said he cherished personal
preference for the old-fashioned method" now
says that he has learned enough from the re-
searches OF his brother commissioners 10 incline
him TO the electrical system He believes that IL
less. Dr. Southwiek has been making various ex-
periments during the summer upon dogs in the
pound at Buffalo, and claims 70 have demonstrated
muscle follows It's application. 1t Is 4nokef than
even the nerve communicating with the brain, oy
which pain Is felt.
count Of all the ancient and modern modes OF ofl-
cial killing. Mr.. Hale intends to submit o COM
ences Which the commissioH with great labor has
collected. Reporters who have Witnessed hang
1ngs, physicians who have had large experience In
man who was hanged by mob and resuscitated
will contribute to this report The literature OF
the commission will be as Interesting as De Quin-
eey's essay on "Aurder as Fine Art"
A BIG ESTATE Lost IN sPsCuLArI0N.-At Middle
town, Conn.,, yesterday, the Middietown savings
Bank served foreclosure papers on Allyn u. Cole
grove OF that city In suit for $96 600. The prop
erty involved Is the AcDOnough House. the leading
hotel there; the McDonOugh Opera House, the
only ball In the city; MitchellS block, T6oeys
The property Is valued at about 100000. The
se Is returnable 20 the court on January 8.
Thirty years ago Allyn N. C0legroye married into
| the Brdsey family, which at that time was worth
$1,000 This entire estate 10 gone. NJ. Cole
| grove was actively interested IN the Aiddletoyn
| Its treasurer: He claims 70 have lost $4,000 n
that road. The remaining portion OF the estate
has been lost IN real estate speculation.
Of the mailing clerks in the post onnce picked up
an or ltnary piece OF fovrth-ciass mall matter, al
| properly stamped, which appeered 70 be lAdy6
corset, as IL was In that KIND o. box While
handling u noise was heard and the clark
dropped n as Visions Of dynamite appeared hetoro
MIN b1t the moxs%sess o re eos ana re noiss
animation revealed alive alligator IS Inches ioag.
y was ~ nne health, put wa4 evidently QiasaQ1
ned with is quarters IN The coEner box. The poe
tai clerk on the train mad discovered that some
thing was wrong with the box aAe euN14 e u
. point In Louisiana and deofinea - young lady
mails ii the malls being o0ntfaTy 20 law, the pQG-
nodhed the Department ofhclally q tie iaEp39,
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